Unit 8 Text B and Text A课件.pptVIP

Unit EightEmbarrassing Moments;Let’s share our embarrassing moments;Text B An Embarrassing Moment;a. Home of Volkswagen b. Dr. Schumann’s Chemical Institute c. A chemical plant built by German companies d. A British chemical engineer e. Arthur and Dr. Schumann and the representatives’ dinner;Language Points;Language Points;Language Points;Language Points;Language Points;Language Points;Language Points;Text A Getting to the Airport;;;Are you always on time for an appointment?;Read the text aloud to get the main idea and detailed information;Language points;if there were any justice…would be rewarded for.. This sentence implies there is no justice in this world and the early-airport people are often punished. In the writer’s opinion, this is not fair. Justice: rightness, fairness公平，正义 Children have a strong sense of justice. He demanded, with some justice, that he should be given an opportunity to express his views. 他要求给他一次机会表达自己的观点，这也不无道理。 ;The early-airport people get ulcers…and bite their fingernails to the bone. --the early-airport people become extremely worried, nervous and anxious The late-airport people barely are aware they are flying. --The late-airport people hardly realize that they are going to have a trip by air. ;Language points;;fuss: 1 (esp unnecessary) nervous excitement or activity（尤指不必要的）神经质的激动或活动 Stop all this fuss and get on with your work.别大惊小怪的闹了，继续干你的活去吧。 2. 无谓的激动、烦恼等. Don’t get into a fuss about nothing. 别没事找事，自寻烦恼。 ;crush: 1. to press with great force so as to break, hurt or destroy the natural shape.压/挤坏，压/挤伤某物/某人 Wine is made by crushing grapes. 2. (cause sth to) become full of irregular folds.（使某物）显得皱巴巴的 The clothes were badly crushed in the suitcase. 衣服在箱子里皱得不像样子。 ;crash: 1. (loud noise made by a ) voilent fall, blow or breakage坠落(声)，撞击（声），破裂（声） The crash of dishes being dropped. 摔碎盘子的声音 2.撞车，碰撞 A car crash/ an air crash 3. 崩溃、垮台，倒闭，（证券市场）暴跌 The great financial crash in 1929 ruined international trade. 1929年的经济大萧条摧毁了国际贸易。;sho